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M. PIERCE; 0F WINONA, MINNESOTL,

Letters Patent .No. 77,315, dated April 28, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, M.-P1nRoE, of Winona, in the county of Winona, andState of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in OIothes-Wringers; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of a clothes-wringer made according to thepresent invention, and

Figure 2 a transverse vertical section, taken in the plane of the linea: a, fig. 1.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts. 1 A, in thedrawings, represents the ordinary frame ofithe wringer. This frameconsists of two parallel upright side-pieces, B, joined together bycross-rails G in any suitable manner.

Between these side-pieces B, the wringing-rollers D, made of anysuitable material, are arranged, the oneabcve the other, with the upperone somewhat larger in diameter than the lower.

These rollers D, by their shafts E, pass through the side-pieces B, inwhich they are arranged to turn, an are hung, the shaft of the lowerroller in vertical slotted bearings.

Each shaft of the rollers D is extended at one end, but upon oppositesides of the frame A, in each case, to receive a crank-handle, wherebythe rollers can be turned with greater ease by one or more persons.

The shaft to the lower rol1er, at each end outside of the frame A, ishung in the vertical slots of the upright pieces G, that by such slotspass over the upper roller-shafts, and are extended above they top of.the frame A, where they are joined together by a cross-bar, H.

Between this cross-bar H and the upper cross-bar I of the main frame A,two wooden springs, J, are arranged to bear the one upon the other, andto raise the yoke-frame G H either 'more or less, according as thethumb-screw K is turned either out or in, and thus the wringing-rollersadjusted or regulated for a greater or lesser amount of pressure uponthe clothes to be wrung in the machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,is--

1. The yoke-frame G H applied to the main frame A, and carrying lowerroller of machine, substantially as described.

2. Extending the shaft-F ofthe upper roller D at one side of thewringer, and the shaft E of lower roller D at the other, so that acrank-handle may be applied to one or both at the same time,substantially as described,

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3. The wooden spring J, when constructed, arranged, and appliedsubstantially as .and for the purpose described.

4. I- claim making the upper roller Def larger diameter than the lowerroller, when the shafts of both rollers are extended and in oppositedirections, so that the power may be applied to the smaller roller, whenit is only desired to use one crank, substantially as described andrepresented.

M.- PIERCE.

Witnesses SAM. Conn, DAVID Lonme.

